I have to say this has been a much busier offseason than the last couple years and that’s good for baseball. I see the only big contracts left to come will be Josh Donaldson, Marcell Ozuna and Nicholas Castellanos. Trade rumors have been wild mostly revolving around Francsico Lindor, Mookie Betts, Kris Bryant and Nolan Arenado. The New Year is just a few days away and I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year.
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The Blue Jays have signed INF Travis Shaw to a 1 year/$4 million contract plus incentives.
The Blue Jays have signed LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu to a 4 year/$80 million contract with a partial no-trade clause and no opt-outs.
The Padres have signed RHP Pierce Johnson to a 2 year/$5 million contract and a club option for a 3rd year.
The Marlins have signed C Francisco Cervelli to a 1 year/$2 million contract.
The Indians have signed 2B Cesar Hernandez to a 1 year/$6.25 million contract.
The Royals have acquired RHP Chance Adams from the Yankees. The Yankees will receive minor league SS Cristian Perez.
The Dbacks have signed OF Kole Calhoun to a 2 year/$16 million contract with a team option for 2022.
The Mets have signed OF Dellin Betances to a 1 year/$10.5 million contract plus incentives, a player option for 2021 and a vesting option for 2022.
The White Sox have signed 1B/DH Edwin Encarnacion to a 1 year/$12 million contract.
The Marlins have signed OF Corey Dickerson to a 2 year/$17.5 million contract.
RUMORS
The Dodgers are still very aggressive on the pursuit of SS Francisco Lindor and RHP Mike Clevinger and remain in contact with Red Sox on OF Mookie Betts.
The Angels will continue to pursue starting pitchers via a trade.
The Braves have inquired to Rockies on a 3B Nolan Arenado trade.
Japanese OF Shogo Akiyama is said to have multiple 3-year offers on the table.